The Whitby Brass Band



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  PO Box 203
Whitby Main Station
Whitby, Ontario
Canada. L1N 5S1
(905) 666-2049

 

 












 

 

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  The Whitby Brass Band

Whitby Brass Band 2003


We are a volunteer community band based in the Town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada. 2003 marked our 140th Anniversary! Our current membership is about 36 players. We feature a traditional British Brass format, using instruments unique to that style of band.

A Brass Band presents a dynamic, bright sound, unique in the music world. If you have never heard us play, you can use the schedule posted on this page to find our next playing date and location.

The Whitby Brass Band performs at a variety of parades, events and other functions throughout the year. If you would like to book the band for a job, please email us, call the band room at 905-666-2049 or write to us at the address at the top of the page. We will be happy to discuss any fees once we have details of your request. 

 

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The Whitby Brass Band Slide Show is updated regularily with a mix of new and historical pictures of and about the band. Enjoy!

 


(last updated Feb 5th 2007)


 

Solo Concert & Contest 2008

On February 28th we had our annual Solo Concert and Contest for 2008 at the Courthouse Theatre in Whitby. The evening was very well attended and we received many generous donations for our food bank collection. Thanks to everyone who brought along a food donation!

This years concert was very well received. The evening was broken down into two halves. The first half consisted of solos from non-competing members, and the second half of the evening included our solo competition.

There were many wonderful solos performed this night, including:
- The Power of Love - Jacky  on Eb horn
- Baby it's cold outside - Lindsi & Sue on cornet
- Silver Threads Amongst the Gold - Alan on Eb horn
- Nessun Dorma - Phil on euphonium
- Demelza - Gail on Eb horn

The competition half of the evening featured:
- A Trumpeter's Lullaby - Andrew on cornet
- I'm Getting Sentimental - Reg on trombone
- Londonderry Aire - Brendan on trombone
- Someone to Watch Over Me - Dave on euphonium
- Der holle Rache from the Magic Flute - Ian on Eb soprano

The overall winner on the night, as judged by our volunteer audience members, was Dave M. for Someone to Watch Over Me, with honorable mentions going to Brendan (2nd) and Ian (3rd).

The Bandmaster award for Musicianship and the Presidents award for Bandsperson of the year were also presented at the concert. Congratulations to Brendan Hill, and Bill Foster, this year's recipients.

All in all, the evening was a great success and we hope to do it all again next Year!

 

Conductor Roland Hill (left) with Dave M. our Solo winner for 2008

 
 

Summer Concert Tour Boston and New York

This summer, the Whitby Brass Band travelled to Boston and New York City on a 5 day concert tour. The trip was a great success despite a few adventures with broken down buses and hot temperatures.

The band played 3 concerts, 2 in Boston; at the USS Constitution Docks, and at the Mayflower 2 Dock in Plimouth, and 1 in New York in Central Park. I think the Central Park concert was the bands favourite venue, as the audience was quite large and very appreciative of the music that we played for them. The Naumberg Bandshell also provided excellent acoustics!

Our host for the Mayflower concert was very helpful and allowed us to visit the Plimouth Plantation living museum after our concert. It was very interesting to see early American history presented in this setting.

Thanks to all concert hosts for allowing the band to play at your facilities!

Our bus broke down on the way to Boston, so we had to move everything over to another bus on the highway.
Thanks to a kind bus driver who stopped to check if we were ok, we were only delayed about 1 hour!
Our playing venue at the USS Constitution. It was very hot. Luckily, most of us were in shade by the end of the concert.
The USS constitution from a distance.
The Boston Duck Tour was a great way to see the city in a short time.
The Mayflower 2 at the Plimouth Plantation (Liberty Peer).
Our playing venue at the Mayflower Dock. It was hot again, but this time, no shade! Water, water....
New York City.
Times Square at night.
The empire state building. Just down the street from our hotel in NYC.
The Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. What great acoustics!

 

 

 

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Get to Know the Whitby Brass Band! 

The Whitby Brass Band has a history that goes back over 140 years. "Brass Roots" authored by long time member, Jacky Bramma, is our book that traces the people, events and history of this wonderful community band.
 

 

Our book is sold at most Whitby Brass Band Concerts. Just ask one of the members and they will direct you to the sales person.

Click the Book Above to read a few samples from the book!

 

Visit our  Picture Gallery.

Pictures as far back as 1885!

 

Schedule Of Coming Events - Winter-Spring 08

Click underlined Events for detailed information

Date and Time Event Location Admission Public Welcome
Thursday July 10th, 7:30pm Summer Concert #1
 
Rotary Park Gazebo(Brock St. & Burns, Whitby) FREE YES
Thursday July 24th, 7:30pm Summer Concert #2
 
Rotary Park Gazebo(Brock St. & Burns, Whitby) FREE YES
Thursday Aug 7th, 7:30pm Summer Concert #3
 
Rotary Park Gazebo(Brock St. & Burns, Whitby) FREE YES
Thursday Aug 21st, 7:30pm Summer Concert #4
 
Rotary Park Gazebo(Brock St. & Burns, Whitby) FREE YES
         

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We always have our doors open to new and visiting players. Please drop in, or call if you are interested in playing with us.
The band is fortunate to have the full support of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby. We rehearse in our own practice room in the basement of the newly renovated Centennial Building.

Currently the band rehearses on Thursday nights from 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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